The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Thunder Strike, on Tuesday, neutralised several bandits in a joint land and air offensive to clear identified bandits’ camps on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said that the camps were located at Kuku in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State. Enenche said that the operation was executed based on credible intelligence which indicated that a cluster of huts and other structures at the location served as hideout for the bandits. He said that the first wave of air strikes…
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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called for an increase in the funding of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in tackling drug abuse in Nigeria. Senator Omo-Agege who decried the growing trend of drug abuse among the youth, also called for the establishment of more rehabilitation centres across the country. He spoke in Abuja when he hosted two associations: League for Societal Protection Against Drug and Sexual Abuse in Nigeria as well as the Youth and Poor Association of Nigeria, led by Ambassador Mariam Hassan. The Delta Central lawmaker expressed serious concern over the…
U.S President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, announced members of the White House senior staff. The list is contained in a statement posted on the President-elect’s transition website, BuildBackBetter.com. Read about the staff below: Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced members of his White House senior staff. These diverse, experienced, and talented individuals demonstrate President-elect Biden’s commitment to building an administration that looks like America, has deep expertise governing, and will be ready to help the president-elect deliver results for working families on day one. “I am proud to announce additional members of my senior team who will help us build back…
A total of 69 former Councillors and 14 local government council secretaries have announced their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara. This is contained in a news release signed by Jamilu Iliyasu, the Press Secretary to the state governor and made available to newsmen shortly after the former officials announced their intention before Gov. Bello Muhammad on Tuesday. He said the defectors, who had served as elected councillors between 2012 and 2019, moved from the APC to the PDP under the auspices of the state chapter of the Ex-councillors Forum. The…
Zamfara Government on Tuesday received reports of the Minimum Wage Implementation Committee inaugurated in 2019. The state government in 2019, inaugurated the 27-man committee, headed by a former Minister of Finance, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda. Receiving the report, Governor Bello Muhammad reiterated his administration’s determination to implement the new N30,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state. “I am commending the efforts made by members for their hard work and dedication to the success of the assignment given to them by the state government. “As I said, workers’ welfare is one of the top priorities of my administration. I am…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the ward, local government and state executive committees of the Ebonyi state chapter of the party forthwith. The NWC in a statement issued by the party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Tuesday also dissolved the South-East Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party. Ologbondiyan said that the NWC made the decision arising from a crucial meeting on Thursday. He said that the decisions were pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC by the PDP Constitution.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said that Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi left the party for personal reasons, which Nigerians will come to know at the appropriate time. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, appreciated Umahi for services rendered to the people of Ebonyi. This, according to Ologbondiyan, includes when Umahi served as the State Chairman of Ebonyi PDP (2003 to 2007); deputy governor of the state (2007 to 2015) and two term governor of Ebonyi (2015 till date), all elected on the platform of the PDP. Ologbondiyan…
The Kogi House of Assembly has called on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of the strange disease which has killed 50 persons in Olamaboro local government area of the state. The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following adoption of a motion on Urgent Public Importance, raised by Anthony Ujah (APC-Olamaboro), over the strange illness that has claimed over 50 lives. According to the lawmaker, the unknown disease comes with symptoms such as headache, red eyes, loss of appetite, inability to urinate or defecate, convulsion and death. Ujah said that the…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, has emphasised that the state government does not discriminate against resident communities in the state. described the state as a microcosm of Nigeria’s traditions and cultures. Tambuwal, who made the observation Tuesday evening when he hosted participants of Course 29 of the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja to a state dinner in the Presidential Lodge, also described Sokoto state as a microcosm of Nigeria’s traditions and cultures. According to him, in its efforts to sustain the unity in diversity “the state government doesn’t discriminate between indigenes and other Nigerians resident in the state. “Everyone in…
By Tina George, Minna Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has disclosed how he spent two weeks in isolation, while recovering from COVID-19. According to him, the duration was filled with reflection and reviews on many things and issues concerning his life and the future of the state. Bello spoke to newsmen in Minna after an informal visit to the members of the Niger state House of Assembly. “The two weeks in isolation have taught me a lesson; it taught me a lot. I used the two weeks to reflect on my life, for the good and bad things I…